[antisocial]

"First, this applies to regulatory law only. One man's regulation is another man's regulatory taking.

Second, this does not prevent these various political sub-divisions from enacting these regulatory laws. It means that the govt cannot push the cost of conformance onto the back of business and industry.

This was crafted by Ronald Reagan and was probably the greatest thing he did."

Do you know what sustainable development is? Agenda 21?
Do you like the idea that unelected international bureaucrats make decisioms that our government cannot overrule?

[1rudeboy]

Do you like the idea that unelected international bureaucrats make decisioms that our government cannot overrule?

Name one.

[Ben Ficklin]

Its a big, big conspiricy by the republicans, the VRWC, and the Federalist Society. Don't tell anyone but the bastards are trying to "Roll back the New Deal"

[oldbrowser]

Do you like the idea that unelected international bureaucrats make decisions that our government cannot overrule?

We can always overrule any decision but we would then be out of the trade group.

I agree that terminology needs to be rewritten to make it clear that national sovereignty is not compromised by the trade agreement.

I expect our public servants will clean up the language before any agreements are ratified.